Sasha Eisenman - California Girls - 2014

For American photographer Sasha Eisenman, California evokes a mood and a lifestyle, summoning not only the golden light, blue skies, beaches, deserts, canyons and mountains, but also a particular image: the "California girl." Sasha Eisenman: California Girls captures this icon and her surroundings, exploring her representations through nude and semi-nude images against the backdrop of the stunning California landscapes. Using exclusively medium-format film and vintage Polaroids, Eisenman sought a group of women who embodied California's unique style, personality, and vitality, photographing them collectively, with no styling, during garden parties, surf trips, and concerts. The images resulting from these shoots are collected in Eisenman's first photography book. Each image is accompanied by an interview with its subject, offering the viewer visual and textual access to the sensuality, beauty, individuality, and life of the women portrayed. Eisenman's work has appeared in magazines such as Dazed and Confused, Teen Vogue, Glamour, InStyle, Elle, Interview, Jalouse, L'Officiel, iD, V Man, Playboy, Spin and others, and she has photographed countless celebrities, from Lady Gaga to Jennifer Lawrence.